Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008

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Short title, commencement, collective citation and construction.

1.— (1) This Act may be cited as the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008.

(2) The Minister may, by order or orders, appoint such day or days on which this Act shall come into operation, and different days may be so appointed for different purposes and for different provisions.

(3) The Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Acts 1961 to 2007 and sections 9 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 20 , 21 , 22 and 23 may be cited together as the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Acts 1961 to 2008 and shall be construed together as one.

(4) The Court Officers Acts 1926 to 2002 and sections 29 and 30 may be cited together as the Court Officers Acts 1926 to 2008.

(5) The Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2002 and Part 3 may be cited together as the Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2008.

(6) The Landlord and Tenant Acts 1967 to 2005 and Part 4 may be cited together as the Landlord and Tenant Acts 1967 to 2008.

(7) The Equal Status Acts 2000 to 2004 and Part 14 may be cited together as the Equal Status Acts 2000 to 2008.

(8) The Employment Equality Acts 1998 to 2007 and Part 16 may be cited together as the Employment Equality Acts 1998 to 2008.

Annotations:

Editorial Notes:

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Power pursuant to subs. (2) exercised (20.07.2008, 1.08.2008, 1.10.2008 and 1.01.2009) by Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 (Commencement) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 274 of 2008), in effect as per art. 3.

3. (1) The 20th day of July 2008 is appointed as the day on which the provisions of the Act of 2008, other than those mentioned in paragraphs (2) to (4), shall come into operation.

(2) The 1st day of August 2008 is appointed as the day on which Part 2, other than sections 18, 20, 21 and 22, of the Act of 2008 shall come into operation.

(3) The 1st day of October 2008 is appointed as the day on which—

(a) sections 18, 20, 21 and 22 of the Act of 2008 shall come into operation, and

(b) section 3(1) of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the Act of 2008 insofar as they relate to the repeal, to the extent specified in column (3) of that Schedule, of the provisions of the Courts of Justice Act 1947 , the Courts of Justice Act 1953 , the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961 , the Courts Service Act 1998 and the Courts and Court Officers Act 2002 shall come into operation.

(4) The 1st day of January 2009 is appointed as the day on which sections 34 and 39 and Part 6 of the Act of 2008 shall come into operation.